With one soulful expression, Candi Staton banishes the memory of that Florence And The Machine cover (Picture: Alamy)

The spiritual sound of Alabama-born diva Candi Staton has arguably experienced several ‘rebirths’.

There’s her youthful grounding in church gospel choirs (which still powers her emotive style); her 1960s r’n’b success via the legendary Fame Studios; her soaring 1970s disco soundtracks such as Young Hearts Run Free, and her ability to make songs feel entirely her own – take her slinky version of Nights On Broadway, or her breathy, yearning Suspicious Minds.

Since the 1990s, Staton’s soul power has also been revived by the club scene, thanks to crossover house smash remixes such as You Got The Love (Staton’s casts out the demons of Florence And The Machine’s caterwauling cover), Love On Love and, most recently, Hallelujah Anyway. It has earned her a following that’s genuinely multi-generational.

The Jazz Café’s original cachet stems from its programme of iconic acts in an intimate space. Queues might now form for the Camden venue’s kitschy club nights but this live music is the real deal, and Staton is backed for this weekend’s dates by accomplished London-based, rare groove band Push.

While the set-list is sure to include the aforementioned crowd-rousing anthems, there’s also the promise of vintage numbers she’s never performed live in Britain before (including Honest I Do Love You, from her 1978 album House Of Love), and a taster of her new upcoming country blues-flavoured LP.

Her vocals resound with unmistakeable sweetness, fire and pride. She’s a familiar voice who still sounds revelatory.